A Hollywood star has agreed to become the new figurehead of a football club on her home island of Anglesey .

Naomi Watts, best known for starring in the David Lynch thriller Mulholland Drive and the 2005 re-make of King Kong, spent her formative years on Anglesey before moving to Australia aged 14.

But officials at Glantraeth FC told of their delight this morning after the 47-year-old actress agreed to become their new club president.

According to the club’s press officer, Stan Strickland, the actress emailed the club overnight, saying she was ‘very excited’ to be take on the honorary position, with further contact expected over the coming weeks and months.

Glantraeth FC was formed in 1984, based near Malltraeth in southern Anglesey.

But following a meteoric rise through the leagues, the Bodorgan club currently finds itself in the Welsh Alliance first division - the third tier of Welsh Football.

Naomi will replace Sir George Meyrick, of the nearby Bodorgan Estate and known friend of the Royal Family, who has stood down after 20 years at the helm.